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Guth, Forrest L 1921-2009 Shames, Ed Soldiers United States Biography United States. Army Parachute troops History 20th century United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United StatesFilter By Subjects
Guth, Forrest L 1921-2009 Shames, Ed Soldiers United States Biography United States. Army Parachute troops History 20th century United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th. Company E. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United StatesMalarkey, Don
Summary: Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who beat the odds to become an elite paratrooper, and lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne. Drafted in 1942, Malarkey became one of the one-in-six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide cover on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5412 MALAlexander, Larry
Summary: Through the epic war chronicle Band of Brothers, an entirely new generation of Americans learned of the heroism, sacrifice, and camaraderie of the soldiers who served, fought, and died in Easy Company, 101st Airborne, during World War II. Larry Alexander returns to the very battlefields that made Easy Company a legend. Accompanied by Easy veteran Sergeant Forrest Guth, Alexander crosses an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NAL Caliber 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 ALEGardner, Ian.
Summary: The phenomenal story of a remarkable young lieutenant during World War II, following him from the gruelling training at Toccoa right through the eventual collapse of the Third Reich. Gaining a reputation as a stubborn and outspoken soldier who insisted on the highest of standards, Shames didn't always win friends, but that was never his intention--he was more concerned about winning each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015